Reading comprehension teaching pack - KS3

What’s included?

KS3 Comprehension contains 6 self-contained text extracts with reading comprehension worksheet questions, accompanied by model answers.

This pack is versatile enough to be used in class, or as a sequence of homework tasks, end-of-term/year assessments and cover lessons.

KS3 Comprehension helps students complete the transition from primary to secondary level and provides an effective introduction to 19th century and early 20th century literature. The extracts are suitable for year 7 and year 8 reading comprehension lessons and can be used to supplement existing schemes of work.

NB – this pack is an adapted version of Teachit Primary’s ‘Comprehension’ pack, containing newly commissioned KS3 curriculum questions, replacement texts and a selection of supporting resources.

What’s inside?

Introduction (pages 3-4)

Extract 1 – Five Children and It by E. Nesbitt (Pages 5-10)

Extract 2 – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum (pages 11-17)

Extract 3 – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (pages 18-23)

Extract 4 – Odin’s Reward by Mary H. Foster and Mabel H. Cummings (pages 24-30)

Extract 5 – The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde (pages 31-38)

Extract 6 – Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (pages 39-45)

Additional resources to support reading comprehension (page 46)